Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-29
A New Military Tent.


 A trial of the Howe convertible tent and entrenching tools was made on Monday at Colchester, in the presence of Major-Gen- eral Sir Evelyn Wood, V. O., and a commit tee of officers. The inventor claims that this tent, the pole and pegs of which will form efficient entrenching tools, is easily car ried, easily erected and always at hand when required. It is made in sections, of which each soldier carries an equal portion, which, when packed for transport, does not exceed sixteen inches in length and six pounds in weight. The tent is designed to accommo- date any number of men, ten or twelve being convenient number. The tent-pole is an iron tube made in ten interchangeable sec- tions, each of which, when unscrewed, forms the handle of an entrenching tool, to which spade, pick hammer be attached at will. One edge of the spade is curved and sharpened, forming useful hatchet, while sharp spike, used as pick, can be easily and securely affixed to one end of the tubular shaft or handle. A second tube, tapering into point at one end, and closed at the other end with movable iron head, slides within the tubular handle, and may be em- ployed to lengthen it or may be detached and used a tent peg. In sandy soils this peg may be passed through hole in the center of the spade, which is then buried, forming storm anchor.
 double purpose and every probable contin- gency seems to be provided for in it's cor struction-even the tent hooks are ingenious ly made to act as spanners At first sight the addition of any extra weight to the bur- den of the modern British infantry soldier who is seldom Hercules-would seem to be an argument against the adoption of MT. Howe's clever contrivance; but it is contend ed that by dispensing with blanket the sol dier might carry his tent section without adding to the weight of his kit. He would then be able to pitch his tent without wait ing for the arrival of the baggage wagons, which are frequently many miles in the rear of the marching column.
 What Chicago Thinks of Great men LFrom the Chicago Mail.
 Here is something which student of the street has kept track of and made up on an average which he guarantees to be accurate: ''I have paid some attsntion," he says, ito what stranger exclaims when some one of local or other reputation is pointed out to him for the first time. I don't know that it amounts to anything, but I have kept tab on it for given length of time. When, for instance, I said to my stranger in the citys gates: There is Carter Harrison,' he turned and looked after him and then answered, So that is Harrisonp" For the sake of brevity I place the balance of this conversation as follows:
 'That is old Hutch" (Response: "The devil you sayi'0
 :sThat is John B. Drake" Response: "Is that so?'0
 'That is Erksine M Phelps, one of the wings of the Democracy" (Response: 'tLooks like prince."
 "There goes Professor Swing" (Response: 'Great Godl you don't mean it."
 ''There is Phil Armour" (Response: "Well he looks just as I thought" 'sThere is Charley Farwel." (Response: ''I would have picked him out in thous- and.'0
 'sSee the Rev. Dr. Thomas" Response: "Looks like country school teacher. What is his forteP0
 ssThat is Andrew Shuman. editor of The Journal" (Response! 'Tknow it.') "Mike Mcdonald" (Response: "I don't J. H. McFicker." (Response: "He looks like an actor; comedy all over his faee.') Editor Medill" (Response: s'So that is Medill! would have taken him to be some sort of a philosopher Marshall Field" (Response: "Well, I'll 09 W. c. Goudy." Response: "From what have heard of the man should say that was l Goudy.'0
 "Leonard swett." (Response: 'Just what ! thoughb.'0
 "Joe Day-the tailor" Response: 'I knew he was 8 tailor.") In this connection I remember hearing EmeryStorrs say that he registered at a New York hotel once and the clerk said: ''I knew you were MT. Storrs by your neck tien